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Impolitical (?), a. Impolitic. [Obs.] -- Impolitically, adv. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Impoliticly (?), adv. In an impolitic manner.
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Impoliticness, n. The quality of being impolitic.
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Imponderability (?), n. [Cf. F. impondérabilité.] The quality or state of being imponderable; imponderableness.
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Imponderable (?), a. [Pref. im- not + ponderable: cf. F. impondérable.] Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
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Imponderable, n. (Physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight but in modern science little used.
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Imponderableness, n. The quality or state of being imponderable.
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Imponderous (?), a. Imponderable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. -- Imponderousness, n. [Obs.]
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Impone (?), v. t. [L. imponere, impositum, to place upon; pref. im- in + ponere to place. See .] To stake; to wager; to pledge. [Obs.]
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Against the which he has imponed, as I take it, six French rapiers and poniards. Shak.
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Impoofo (?), n. (Zoöl.) The eland. [Written also impoofoo.]
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Impoon (?), n. (Zoöl.) The duykerbok.
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Impoor (?), v. t. To impoverish. [Obs.]
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Imporosity (?), n. [Perf. im- not + porosity: cf. F. imporosité.] The state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity; compactness. “The . . . imporosity betwixt the tangible parts.” Bacon.
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Imporous (?), a. Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid. Sir T. Browne.
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Import (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imported; p. pr. & vb. n. Importing.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from the Latin. See demeanor.] 1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brazil, etc.
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2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify.
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Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of speakers together. Hooker.
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3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern.
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I have a motion much imports your good. Shak.
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If I endure it, what imports it you? Dryden.

Syn. -- To denote; mean; signify; imply; indicate; betoken; interest; concern.
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Import, v. i. To signify; to purport; to be of moment. “For that . . . importeth to the work.” Bacon.
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Import (?), n. 1. Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.
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I take the imports from, and not the exports to, these conquests, as the measure of these advantages which we derived from them. Burke.
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2. That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like.
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3. Importance; weight; consequence.
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Most serious design, and the great import. Shak.
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Importable (?), a. [Cf. F. importable. See .] Capable of being imported.
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Importable, a. [L. importabilis; pref. im- not + portabilis bearable: cf. OF. importable. See .] Not to be endured; insupportable; intolerable. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Importableness, n. [Obs.]
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Importance (?), n. [F. importance. See .] 1. The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance.
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Thy own importance know,
Nor bound thy narrow views to things below. Pope.
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2. Subject; matter. [Obs.]
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Upon importance of so slight and trivial a nature. Shak.
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3. Import; meaning; significance. [Obs.]
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The wisest beholder could not say if the importance were joy or sorrow. Shak.
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4. Importunity; solicitation. [Obs.]
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At our importance hither is he come. Shak.
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Importancy (?), n. Importance; significance; consequence; that which is important. [Obs.] Shak. “Careful to conceal importancies.” Fuller.
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Important (?), a. [F. important. See , v. t.] 1. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious. [Obs.]
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Thou hast strength as much
As serves to execute a mind very important. Chapman.
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2. Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty.
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Things small as nothing . . .
He makes important. Shak.
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3. Bearing on; forcible; driving. [Obs.]
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He fiercely at him flew,
And with important outrage him assailed. Spenser.
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4. Importunate; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] Shak.

Syn. -- Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary; considerable; influential; serious.
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important-looking adj. appearing to be important; as, an important-looking sealed document.
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Importantly, adv. In an important manner.
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Importation (?), n. [Cf. F. importation. See , v. t.] 1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.]
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2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; -- opposed to exportation.
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3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.
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imported adj. brought into the country from a foreign source; -- used of especially merchandise; -- correlative of exported. imported wines
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Importer (?), n. One who imports; the merchant who brings goods into a country or state; -- opposed to exporter.
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Importing, a. Full of meaning. [Obs.] Shak.
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Importless, a. Void of meaning. [Obs.] Shak.
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Importunable (?), a. Heavy; insupportable. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
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Importunacy (?), n. [From .] The quality of being importunate; importunateness.
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Importunate (ĭmpôrt�n�t), a. [See .] 1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an importunate petitioner, curiosity. Whewell.
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2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] Donne.

-- Importunately, adv. -- Importunateness, n.
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Importunator (ĭmpôrt�nātẽr), n. One who importunes; an importuner. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.
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Importune (ĭmpŏrtūn), a. [F. importun, L. importunus; pref. im- not + a derivative from the root of portus harbor, importunus therefore orig. meaning, hard of access. See harbor, and cf. .] 1. Inopportune; unseasonable. [Obs.]
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2. Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence, vexatious on account of untimely urgency or pertinacious solicitation. [Obs.]
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And their importune fates all satisfied. Spenser.
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Of all other affections it [envy] is the most importune and continual. Bacon.
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Importune, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Importuned (ĭmpŏrtūnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Importuning.] [From , a.: cf. F. importuner.] 1. To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry.
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Their ministers and residents here have perpetually importuned the court with unreasonable demands. Swift.
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2. To import; to signify. [Obs.] “It importunes death.” Spenser.
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Importune, v. i. To require; to demand. [Obs.]
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We shall write to you,
As time and our concernings shall importune. Shak.
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Importunely, adv. In an importune manner. [Obs.]
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Importuner (?), n. One who importunes.
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Importunity (?), n.; pl. Importunities (#). [L. importunitas unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F. importunité.] The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent application; troublesome pertinacity.
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O'ercome with importunity and tears. Milton.
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Importuous (?), a. [L. importuosus; pref. im- not + portuosus abounding in harbors, fr. portus harbor.] Without a port or harbor. [R.]
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Imposable (?), a. [Cf. F. imposable.] Capable of being imposed or laid on. Hammond.
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Imposableness, n. Quality of being imposable.
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Impose (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imposing.] [F. imposer; pref. im- in + poser to place. See , v. t.] 1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.
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Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose
Within a wicker basket. Chapman.
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2. To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute.
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What fates impose, that men must needs abide. Shak.
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Death is the penalty imposed. Milton.
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Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws. Waller.
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3. (Eccl.) To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination.
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4. (Print.) To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc.
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Impose, v. i. To practice tricks or deception.
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Coloq. To impose on or Coloq. To impose upon , (a) to pass or put a trick on; to delude; to cheat; to defraud. “He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things.” Locke. (b) to place an unwelcome burden or obligation on (another person); as, she imposed on her friend to drive her daughter to school. (c) to take unfair advantage of (a person, a friendship); as, he imposed on his friendship with The Mayor to gain business.
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Impose, n. A command; injunction. [Obs.] Shak.
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imposed adj. p. p. of ; as, rules imposed by society.
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Imposement (?), n. Imposition. [Obs.]
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Imposer (?), n. One who imposes.
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The imposers of these oaths might repent. Walton.
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Imposing, a. 1. Laying as a duty; enjoining.
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2. Adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding; as, an imposing air; an imposing spectacle. “Large and imposing edifices.” Bp. Hobart.
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3. Deceiving; deluding; misleading.
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Imposing, n. (Print.) The act of imposing the columns of a page, or the pages of a sheet. See , v. t., 4.
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Coloq. Imposing stone (Print.), the stone on which the pages or columns of types are imposed or made into forms; -- called also imposing table.
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Imposingly, adv. In an imposing manner.
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Imposingness, n. The quality of being imposing.
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Imposition (?), n. [F., fr. L. impositio the application of a name to a thing. See .] 1. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. “From imposition of strict laws.” Milton.
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Made more solemn by the imposition of hands. Hammond.
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2. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge; burden; injunction; tax.
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3. (Eng. Univ.) An extra exercise enjoined on students as a punishment. T. Warton.
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4. An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture.
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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition. Shak.
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5. (Eccl.) The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc.
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6. (Print.) The act or process of imosing pages or columns of type. See , v. t., 4.

Syn. -- Deceit; fraud; imposture. See .
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Impossibility (?), n.; pl. Impossibilities (#). [L. impossibilitas: cf. F. impossibilité.] 1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability.
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They confound difficulty with impossibility. South.
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2. An impossible thing; that which is not possible; that which can not be thought, done, or endured.
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Impossibilities! O, no, there's none. Cowley.
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3. Inability; helplessness. [R.] Latimer.
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Coloq. Logical impossibility , a condition or statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and not be at the same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under .
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Impossible (?), a. [F., fr. L. impossibilis; pref. im- not + possibilis possible. See .] Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not feasible.
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With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Matt. xix. 26.
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Without faith it is impossible to please him. Heb. xi. 6.
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Coloq. Impossible quantity (Math.), an imaginary quantity. See .

Syn. -- See .
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Impossible, n. An impossibility; as, he tried to do the impossible. [Obs.]
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“Madam,” quoth he, “this were an impossible!” Chaucer.
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impossibleness n. incapability of existing or occurring; impossibility.
Syn. -- impossibility.
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Impossibly, adv. Not possibly. Sir. T. North.
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Impost (?), n. [OF. impost, F. impot, LL. impostus, fr. L. impostus, p. p. of imponere to impose. See .] 1. That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country.
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Even the ship money . . . Johnson could not pronounce to have been an unconstitutional impost. Macaulay.
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2. (Arch.) The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests.
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☞ The impost is called continuous, if the moldings of the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a break.

Syn. -- Tribute; excise; custom; duty; tax.
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Imposthumate (?), v. t. [See .] To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess. Arbuthnot.
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Imposthumate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imposthumated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imposthumating (?).] To affect with an imposthume or abscess.
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Imposthumate (?), a. Imposthumated.
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Imposthumation (?), n. 1. The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed; suppuration.
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2. An abscess; an imposthume. Coxe.
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Imposthume (?), n. [A corruption of aposteme. See .] A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess.
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Imposthume, v. t. & i. Same as .
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Impostor (?), n. [L. impostor a deceiver, fr. imponere to impose upon, deceive. See .] One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender. “The fraudulent impostor foul.” Milton.

Syn. -- Deceiver; cheat; rogue. See .
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Impostorship, n. The condition, character, or practice of an impostor. Milton.

{ Impostress (?), Impostrix (?), } n. [LL. impostrix. See .] A woman who imposes upon or deceives others. [R.] Fuller.
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Impostrous (?), n. Characterized by imposture; deceitful. “Impostrous pretense of knowledge.” Grote.
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Imposturage (?), n. Imposture; cheating. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
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Imposture (?), n. [L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See .] The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
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From new legends
And fill the world with follies and impostures. Johnson.

Syn. -- Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.
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Impostured (?), a. Done by imposture. [Obs.]
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Imposturous (?), a. Impostrous; deceitful.
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Strictness fales and impostrous. Beau. & Fl.
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Impostury (?), n. Imposture. [Obs.] Fuller.

{ Impotence (?), Impotency (?), } n. [L. impotenia inability, poverty, lack of moderation. See .] 1. The quality or condition of being impotent; lack of strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness; feebleness; inability; imbecility.
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Some were poor by impotency of nature; as young fatherless children, old decrepit persons, idiots, and cripples. Hayward.
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O, impotence of mind in body strong! Milton.
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2. Lack of self-restraint or self-control. [R.] Milton.
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3. (Law & Med.) Lack of procreative power; inability to copulate, or beget children; also, sometimes, sterility; barrenness; specifically, in males: the inability to achieve or sustain a penile erection; erectile dysfunction.
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impregnated adj. 1. same as , 1. fertile (vs. infertile)
Syn. -- fertilized, inseminated.
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Impotent (?), a. [F. impotent, L. impotens, -entis; pref. im- not + potens potent, powerful. See .] 1. Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm.
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There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis feet. Acts xiv. 8.
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O most lame and impotent conclusion! Shak.
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Not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save. Addison.
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2. Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent.
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Impotent of tongue, her silence broke. Dryden.
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3. (Med.) Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren; specifically, in males: unable to achieve or sustain a penile erection.
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Impotent, n. One who is impotent. [R.] Shak.
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Impotently, adv. In an impotent manner.
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Impound (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impounding.] To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of some authority such as police or a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound an illegally parked car; to impound a document for safe keeping.
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But taken and impounded as a stray,
The king of Scots. Shak.
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